Albert County (2016 population 29,158) is New Brunswick's third-youngest

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located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the

Chignecto Bay Chignecto Bay (french: Baie de Chignectou) is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy located between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and separated from the waters of the Northumberland Strait by the Isthmus of Chignecto. It is a u ...

in the Bay of Fundy. Prior to the abolition of county government in 1967, the shire town was

Hopewell Cape Hopewell Cape is a Canadian village and headland in Albert County, New Brunswick at the northern end of Shepody Bay and the mouth of the Petitcodiac River. Hopewell Cape had been the municipal centre for Albert County prior to the dissolution of ...

. The county was established in 1845 from parts of Westmorland County and Saint John County, and named after Prince Albert. The mineral albertite was discovered a few miles away in 1849, giving rise to Albert Mines.

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Communities

There are four municipalities within Albert County (listed by 2016 population):

Parishes

The county is subdivided into six parishes (listed by 2016 population): ^note 2016 population of the Village of Alma

Demographics

As a census division in the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by Statistics Canada, Albert County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Language

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas *Highways **None *Principal Routes ** ** *Secondary Routes: ** ** ** ** *External Routes: **None

Protected areas and attractions

Fundy National Park Fundy National Park is a national park of Canada located on the Bay of Fundy, near the village of Alma, New Brunswick. It was officially opened on 29 July 1950. The park showcases a rugged coastline which rises up to the Canadian Highlands, the ...

**Chignecto North **Headquarters **Point Wolfe **Visitors Centre * Hopewell Rocks * McManus Hill Natural Protected Area * Shepody National Wildlife Area * Wilson Brook Natural Protected Area *

Cape Enrage Cape Enrage is the name given to the southern tip of Barn Marsh Island, an island located in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada, roughly half way along the coastline between the villages of Riverside-Albert and Alma at the eastern entrance to ...

* Albert County Museum

Notable people

References

External links

Albert County Guide

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